PARSE NOLA

PARSE NOLA is a curatorial and research-based art program based in New Orleans, LA. PARSE NOLA is currently supporting several projects.

These include "Eulalie," an experimental documentary about the life of Eulalie Mandeville de Marigny (1774 - 1848, New Orleans) by artist Casey Ruble; "A Structure Envisioned for Changing Circumstances," an online exhibition (https://www.asefcc.org/), residency program, and ongoing international exchange initiated by Latvian curator Maija Rudovska; and an exhibition and publication featuring photo

graphs by New Orleans art critic and photographer, D. Eric Bookhardt (1946 – 2019). Amy Mackie and Brian Guidry are co-curating the exhibition and the publication is being designed by Erik Kiesewetter of Constance New Orleans.

03/06/2024

Congratulations Emily Wilkerson!! ✨✨✨

Two new shows at Other Plans, New Orleans are guided by visions of radical futurity and decentring

09/04/2023

Some Louisiana history for you. It seems fitting to learn about the labor force of Croatian fisherman in Plaquemines parish on this Labor Day!

The Croatians of Lower Plaquemines parish have used grit and determination to build...

08/23/2023

The artist and author died this past summer at the age of 101.

05/02/2023

GiveNOLA Day is today! Please help support an exhibition of photographs by D. Eric Bookhardt!!

https://www.givenola.org/PARSENOLA

02/16/2023

Yoko Ono, “Map Piece,” 1964.

Sometimes the simplest statements are the most profound, as are many of the best works of art. Get lost New Orleans. And happy Mardi Gras! ✨💫

12/23/2022

The collective noun to describe a gathering of flamingos is “flamboyance.” Best thing I learned all year. May we all be more flamboyant in the year ahead!

Happy holidays!! 🦩🦩🦩

12/01/2022

December 1st
Day Without Art (from the Visual AIDS website: https://visualaids.org/projects/day-without-art)

In 1989, in response to the worsening AIDS crisis and coinciding with the World Health Organization’s second annual World AIDS Day on December 1, Visual AIDS organized the first Day Without Art. A committee of art workers (curators, writers, and art professionals) sent out a call for “mourning and action in response to the AIDS crisis” that would celebrate the lives and achievements of lost colleagues and friends; encourage caring for all people with AIDS; educating diverse publics about HIV infection; and finding a cure. More than 800 arts organizations, museums and galleries throughout the U.S. participated by shrouding artworks and replacing them with information about HIV and safer s*x, locking their doors or dimming their lights, and producing exhibitions, programs, readings, memorials, rituals, and performances. Visual AIDS coordinated this network mega-event by producing a poster and handling promotion and press relations.

During the early nineties, as artists became more intimately involved with the group, Visual AIDS initiated numerous projects that included: A Night Without Light (the dimming of the New York skylight); the Electric Blanket (a nationwide outdoor slide projection with text and images); Positive Actions (an exhibition-competition for a television PSA held simultaneously in three NYC venues); the Broadside Project (distribution of copyright-free text and images by well-known artists targeted to specific audiences); and ambitious media collaborations, including AIDS Timeline by Group Material and national televised events. Artists created many of the most moving actions, including Robert Farber's Every Ten Minutes. By the mid-90’s, Day Without Art attracted more than 8000 participants throughout the world.

Watch videos from Day With(out) Art 2014: https://vimeo.com/showcase/3139847

Poster courtesy of Visual AIDS (visualaids.org).

11/21/2022

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Address

1003 Spain Street
New Orleans, LA
70117

Telephone

+15042246814

Website

http://parsenola.org/

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PARSE NOLA is a curatorial and research-based residency and art program in New Orleans, Louisiana that serves as a platform for critical dialogue about contemporary art. This program hosts two to three visiting curators, writers, and artists annually. During extended stays in the city, residents are encouraged to engage in studio visits with local artists, conduct research in the area, and utilize PARSE NOLA's resources to experiment with the boundaries and possibilities of curatorial and artistic practice.

PARSE NOLA's headquarters (office and residency) occupy a 4,000-square-foot Greek Revival home built in the mid-1800s. The house is located in the Faubourg Marigny, adjacent to the city’s French Quarter. This site allows easy access to downtown New Orleans while the house’s massive size provides privacy and contemplative time for individual residents. PARSE NOLA supports a wide range of projects from independent, institutional, international, local, emerging, and established curators. Residents may also include artists and writers involved in curatorial and academic inquiries. Those who are interested in engaging directly with the diverse local community and tapping into urgent socio-political and cultural concerns in New Orleans are the ideal candidates for residencies at PARSE NOLA. Residents are currently selected by invitation only.

PARSE NOLA residents spend two to six weeks in New Orleans and are introduced to local artists, curators, organizations, and institutions in the city. Following the conclusion of their residencies at PARSE NOLA, guests may present a project, which might include a lecture, a publication, an exhibition, a workshop, a screening, a performance, or other creative cultural contribution. Throughout each residency, PARSE NOLA, in collaboration with the resident, host events that complement the resident's practice and interests, including film screenings, workshops, and dinners to provide the public with an up-close look at their respective creative practices. It is preferable for residents to have a proposed plan of research, production, or project in motion before their stay in New Orleans. This will allow PARSE NOLA to better serve as a conduit between residents and the local community and to help facilitate research in the area.

Accommodations for PARSE NOLA's residency program are sponsored by the Center for Gulf South History & Culture (CGS). PARSE NOLA’s programs are currently or have been supported by individual donors, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the RosaMary Foundation, and CEC Artslink. PARSE NOLA is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization.